August 8, 1970 Detroit Tigers at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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DET 6
@BOS 5 CHW 8
CAL 1 MIL 5
@KCR 3 MIN 3
OAK 1 BAL 4
@NYY 2 CLE 4
@WSA 2 CIN 10
@LAD 5 PHI 6
CHC 3 NYM 12
@PIT 9 SFG 6
HOU 5 STL 11
MON 10

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 32,551

Saturday, August 8, 1970
Time of Game: 2:35

Tigers

60-51

Won 1

3rd, 10 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Tigers          0  0  1   0  2  0   1  0  2    6  8  1
Red Sox         0  3  1   0  0  0   1  0  0    5 12  0

W: D Patterson (3-1), L: C Hartenstein (1-2), S: T Timmermann (19)

Red Sox

54-54

Lost 1

4th, 14½ GB

BATTING

Detroit Tigers               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D McAuliffe 2B-SS             4   2   3   3    1   1  .264  .773    0    1   3   HR,2·2B
M Stanley CF                  4   1   1   3    1   0  .270  .761    0    2   0   HR
A Kaline RF                   5   0   0   0    0   2  .281  .847    0    2   0   
J Northrup LF                 4   0   2   0    0   0  .269  .850    0    0   0   2B
N Cash 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .258  .854    0   11   0   2B,GDP
B Freehan C                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .231  .749    0    5   0   
D Wert 3B                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .243  .678    0    5   2   2B
C Gutierrez SS                2   0   0   0    0   1  .247  .566    0    0   2   
  D Jones PH-2B               1   1   0   0    1   0  .221  .682    0    1   1   
D McLain P                    2   0   0   0    0   0  .091  .227    0    0   3   
  G Brown PH                  0   1   0   0    1   0  .262  .731    0    0   0   
  D Patterson P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Nagelson PH               1   0   0   0    0   1  .132  .487    0    0   0   
  T Timmermann P              0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       34   6   8   6    5   7                    27  11

BATTING

2B: D Wert (11, off V Romo); D McAuliffe 2 (17, 2 off V Romo); N Cash (12, off C Hartenstein); J Northrup (12, off V Romo).

HR: D McAuliffe (10, off C Hartenstein; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF); M Stanley (11, off V Romo; 5th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).

TB: D McAuliffe 8; M Stanley 4; J Northrup 3; D Wert 2; N Cash 2.

GIDP: N Cash (10).

RBI: M Stanley 3 (39); D McAuliffe 3 (35).

2-out RBI: M Stanley 2; D McAuliffe.

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 1 for 11.

FIELDING

E: D Wert (11).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
M Andrews 2B                  4   0   1   0    1   1  .224  .672    0    1   1   
R Smith CF                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .299  .847    0    1   0   
  G Thomas PH-LF              1   0   0   0    0   0  .357  .918    0    0   0   
C Yastrzemski 1B              4   2   2   1    1   0  .327 1.070    0    9   2   HR
T Conigliaro RF               5   0   1   0    0   2  .273  .804    0    3   0   
R Petrocelli SS               5   1   3   1    0   0  .259  .763    0    2   5   
B Conigliaro LF-CF            4   1   2   0    1   1  .268  .843    0    1   0   
J Kennedy 3B                  4   1   2   1    0   0  .266  .757    0    0   2   2B
T Satriano C                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .255  .783    0    8   0   
V Romo P                      2   0   0   1    0   0  .100  .386    0    2   0   SF
  C Hartenstein P             1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .200    0    0   0   
  G Wagner P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
Totals                       38   5  12   5    3   5                    27  10

BATTING

2B: J Kennedy (5, off D McLain).

HR: C Yastrzemski (30, off D Patterson; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).

SF: V Romo (1, off D McLain).

TB: C Yastrzemski 5; R Petrocelli 3; J Kennedy 3; B Conigliaro 2; T Satriano; M Andrews; T Conigliaro.

RBI: R Petrocelli (69); V Romo (2); T Satriano (11); J Kennedy (14); C Yastrzemski (70).

Team LOB: 10.

With RISP: 1 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. C Yastrzemski-R Petrocelli-V Romo.

PITCHING

Detroit Tigers                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D McLain                       6     9   4   4    2   2   0   4.95   29     -       ·  ·      9· 7· 8· 1     38    -     0.79  -0.13
D Patterson, W (3-1)           2     2   1   1    1   1   1   4.18    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 1          0-0    0.79  -0.13
T Timmermann, S (19)           1     1   0   0    0   2   0   4.08    4     -       ·  ·      1· 0· 0· 1          0-0    3.00   0.20
Totals                         9    12   5   5    3   5   1          42     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 9· 3           -

Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
V Romo                         6.1   6   4   4    4   5   1   3.69   28     -       ·  ·      8· 6· 4· 1     46    -     1.07  -0.11
C Hartenstein, BS (2), L (1-2)
                            2     2   2   2    1   1   1   5.74    9     -       ·  ·      3· 2· 1· 1          2-1    2.88  -0.47
G Wagner                       0.2   0   0   0    0   1   0   3.75    2     -       ·  ·      0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.49   0.02
Totals                         9     8   6   6    5   7   2          39     -       ·  ·     11· 9· 5· 2          2-1

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Runge, 1B - Bill Kunkel, 2B - Bill Haller, 3B - Jim Odom.

Time of Game: 2:35.

Attendance: 32,551.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Detroit Tigers                Boston Red Sox                       
1. D McAuliffe          2B    1. M Andrews            2B 
2. M Stanley            CF    2. R Smith              CF 
3. A Kaline             RF    3. C Yastrzemski        1B 
4. J Northrup           LF    4. T Conigliaro         RF 
5. N Cash               1B    5. R Petrocelli         SS 
6. B Freehan            C     6. B Conigliaro         LF 
7. D Wert               3B    7. J Kennedy            3B 
8. C Gutierrez          SS    8. T Satriano           C  
9. D McLain             P     9. V Romo               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  5-4  1--      65%  82% D McAuliffe     C Hartenstein   Home Run; Jones Scores
   b 7   0  4-4  ---     -20%  21% C Yastrzemski   D Patterson     Home Run
   t 5   2  4-1  1--      17%  30% M Stanley       V Romo          Home Run; McAuliffe Scores
   t 7   1  4-3  1--      16%  48% D McAuliffe     V Romo          Double to RF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B
   b 2   0  0-0  12-     -13%  22% J Kennedy       D McLain        Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Petrocelli Scores; Conigliaro to 3B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Romo facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  D McAuliffe     Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  M Andrews       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Smith         Flyball: RF
          ---      48%  C Yastrzemski   Walk
   O      1--      50%  T Conigliaro    Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Top of the 2nd, Tigers Batting, Tied 0-0, Vicente Romo facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  J Northrup      Flyball: SS
   O      ---      46%  N Cash          Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      45%  B Freehan       Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Denny McLain facing 5-6-7
          ---      41%  R Petrocelli    Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      36%  B Conigliaro    Single to CF (Ground Ball); Petrocelli to 2B
   R      12-      22%  J Kennedy       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Petrocelli Scores; Conigliaro to 3B
   RO     -23      22%  T Satriano      Groundout: 1B unassisted; Conigliaro Scores; Kennedy to 3B
   RO     --3      20%  V Romo          Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Kennedy Scores
   O      ---      20%  M Andrews       Strikeout
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 0, Red Sox 3.

Top of the 3rd, Tigers Batting, Behind 0-3, Vicente Romo facing 7-8-9
          ---      26%  D Wert          Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      24%  C Gutierrez     Groundout: 2B-1B; Wert to 3B
   O      --3      19%  D McLain        Flyball: RF
   R      --3      27%  D McAuliffe     Double (Line Drive to CF-RF); Wert Scores
          -2-      28%  M Stanley       Walk
   O      12-      23%  A Kaline        Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 3-1, Denny McLain facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      25%  R Smith         Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---      23%  C Yastrzemski   Single to LF (Line Drive)
          1--      19%  T Conigliaro    Single to CF (Line Drive); Yastrzemski to 3B
   RO     1-3      17%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Yastrzemski Scores
   O      1--      18%  B Conigliaro    Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 4th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Vicente Romo facing 4-5-6
          ---      24%  J Northrup      Double to CF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      -2-      20%  N Cash          Flyball: 2B
   O      -2-      16%  B Freehan       Flyball: RF
   O      -2-      14%  D Wert          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-1, Denny McLain facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      15%  J Kennedy       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      14%  T Satriano      Single to RF (Line Drive)
   O      1--      14%  V Romo          Lineout: 3B; Satriano to 2B/Adv on E5 (throw to 1B)
          -2-      14%  M Andrews       Walk
   O      12-      16%  R Smith         Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Tigers 1, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 5th, Tigers Batting, Behind 1-4, Vicente Romo facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      14%  C Gutierrez     Strikeout
   O      ---      12%  D McLain        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      13%  D McAuliffe     Walk
   RR     1--      30%  M Stanley       Home Run; McAuliffe Scores
   O      ---      29%  A Kaline        Flyball: RF
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Denny McLain facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      31%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      33%  T Conigliaro    Bunt Groundout: P-1B
          ---      32%  R Petrocelli    Single to CF
          1--      30%  B Conigliaro    Single to CF (Line Drive); Petrocelli to 2B
   O      12-      34%  J Kennedy       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 6th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Vicente Romo facing 4-5-6
          ---      40%  J Northrup      Single to RF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--      28%  N Cash          Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-P
          ---      30%  B Freehan       Walk
   O      1--      26%  D Wert          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 4-3, Denny McLain facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      28%  T Satriano      Flyball: CF
   O      ---      29%  V Romo          Flyball: 1B
          ---      28%  M Andrews       Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
   O      1--      30%  R Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 3, Red Sox 4.

Top of the 7th, Tigers Batting, Behind 3-4, Vicente Romo facing 8-9-1
                  Dalton Jones pinch hits for Cesar Gutierrez batting 8th
   O      ---      26%  D Jones         Groundout: 1B-P
                  Gates Brown pinch hits for Denny McLain batting 9th
          ---      31%  G Brown         Walk
          1--      48%  D McAuliffe     Double to RF (Line Drive); Brown to 3B
                  Chuck Hartenstein replaces Vicente Romo pitching and batting 9th
   RO     -23      47%  M Stanley       Groundout: SS-1B; Brown Scores
   O      -2-      41%  A Kaline        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 4.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 4-4, Daryl Patterson facing 3-4-5
                  Daryl Patterson replaces Gates Brown pitching and batting 9th; Dalton Jones moves to 2B; Dick McAuliffe moves to SS
   R      ---      21%  C Yastrzemski   Home Run
   O      ---      23%  T Conigliaro    Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      24%  R Petrocelli    Groundout: 3B-1B
          ---      23%  B Conigliaro    Walk
          1--      21%  J Kennedy       Single to RF (Line Drive); Conigliaro to 3B
   O      1-3      25%  T Satriano      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 8th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Chuck Hartenstein facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      20%  J Northrup      Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      30%  N Cash          Double to RF (Line Drive)
   O      -2-      21%  B Freehan       Flyball: CF
   O      -2-      13%  D Wert          Flyball: C
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-4, Daryl Patterson facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      15%  C Hartenstein   Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      16%  M Andrews       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  George Thomas pinch hits for Reggie Smith batting 2nd
   O      ---      16%  G Thomas        Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 4, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 9th, Tigers Batting, Behind 4-5, Chuck Hartenstein facing 8-9-1
                  George Thomas moves to LF; Billy Conigliaro moves to CF
          ---      28%  D Jones         Walk
                  Russ Nagelson pinch hits for Daryl Patterson batting 9th
   O      1--      17%  R Nagelson      Strikeout Looking
   RR     1--      82%  D McAuliffe     Home Run; Jones Scores
                  Gary Wagner replaces Chuck Hartenstein pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      81%  M Stanley       Flyball: CF
   O      ---      80%  A Kaline        Strikeout Looking
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 5-6, Tom Timmermann facing 3-4-5
                  Tom Timmermann replaces Russ Nagelson pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      89%  C Yastrzemski   Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      95%  T Conigliaro    Strikeout
          ---      90%  R Petrocelli    Single to RF
   O      1--     100%  B Conigliaro    Strikeout
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Tigers 6, Red Sox 5.

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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